Site characteristics and experimental design for the ecosystem warming studies
Appendix 1 Site characteristics and experimental design for the ecosystem warming studies
Vegetation Ecosystem type Abisko Nature Reserve,
Site
Abbreviation State, country Latitude Longitude Biome
Open birch heath/ Sheffield study
AB_SHEF
Low tundra Woody
woodland Abisko Nature Reserve,
Dwarf shrub e.s.l. 1150 m,
AB1150HI
High tundra Woody
fellfield high heat study
Abisko Nature Reserve,
Dwarf shrub e.s.l. 1150 m, low heat study
AB1150LO
High tundra Woody
fellfield Abisko Nature Reserve,
Dwarf shrub e.s.l. 450 m, high heat study
AB450HI
Low tundra Woody
heath Abisko Nature Reserve,
Dwarf shrub e.s.l. 450 m, low heat study
AB450LO
Low tundra Woody
heath Abisko Nature Reserve,
Dwarf shrub MBL cable study
Low tundra Woody
heath Abisko Nature Reserve,
Dwarf shrub MBL OTC study
Low tundra Woody
heath Buxton Climate Change
Non-woody Grassland Impacts Laboratory
Climate Change
Birch and Experiment
CLIMEX
Norway
58 23’N 8°19’E
Forest
Woody
pine mixture Flakaliden
FLAK Sweden
64 07’N 19°27’E
Forest
Woody
Planted evergreen forest
Minnesota Peatlands, bog, FRFBOGHH MN, USA 47 10’N 92°43’W Low tundra Non-woody Bog peatland high heat study
Minnesota Peatlands, bog, FRFBOGMH MN, USA 47 10’N 92°43’W Low tundra Non-woody Bog peatland medium heat study
Minnesota Peatlands, fen,
46 59’N 92°34’W Low tundra Non-woody Fen peatland high heat study Minnesota Peatlands, fen,
FRFFENHH MN, USA
46 59’N 92°34’W Low tundra Non-woody Fen peatland medium heat study
FRFFENMH MN, USA
Harvard Forest
HARVARD
MA, USA
42 30’N 72°10’W Forest
Woody
Northern hardwood forest
Howland Forest
Spruce-fir forest Huntington Wildlife Forest, HUNT2.5
HIFS
ME, USA
45 10’N 68°48’W Forest
Woody
Northern hardwood 2.5°C study
NY, USA
43 59’N 74°14’W Forest
Woody
forest Huntington Wildlife Forest, HUNT5.0
Northern hardwood 5.0°C study
NY, USA
43 59’N 74°14’W Forest
Woody
forest Huntington Wildlife Forest, HUNT7.5
Northern hardwood 7.5°C study
NY, USA
43 59’N 74°14’W Forest
Woody
forest Niwot Ridge
NIWOT
CO,USA
40 03’N 105°36’W Low tundra Non-woody Alpine dry tundra
Site
Ecosystem type Ny Alesund
Abbreviation State, country Latitude Longitude Biome
Vegetation
High tundra Non-woody Dryas octopetala community Oak Ridge National
NY_AL
Planted deciduous Laboratory
84 21’W Forest
Woody
trees Rio Mayo
Non-woody Grass, shrub steppe Rocky Mountain Biological RMBL
RIO_MAYO Argentina
45 25’S
70 16’W Grassland
Non-woody Subalpine meadow Laboratory Shortgrass Steppe –
CO, USA
38 53’N 107°02’W Grassland
Non-woody Shortgrass steppe day-time warming
SGS-DW
CO, USA
40 49’N 104°46’W Grassland
Shortgrass Steppe –
Non-woody Shortgrass steppe night-time warming
SGS-NW
CO,USA
40 49’N 104°46’W Grassland
Planted evergreen trees
44 33’N 123°16’W Forest
Woody
Toolik Lake – wet sedge
68 38’N 149°34’W Low tundra Non-woody Wet sedge meadow study
TLKSED
AK, USA
Toolik Lake – tussock study TLKTUS
68 38’N 149°34’W Low tundra Non-woody Tussock tundra Toolik Lake – dry heath
AK, USA
68 38’N 149°35’W Low tundra Non-woody Dry heath study
TOOLIKDH AK, USA
Toolik Lake – moist tussock TOOLIKMT AK, USA 68 38’N 149°35’W Low tundra Non-woody Moist tussock tundra study
Wytham Woods
Non-woody Calcareous grassland
Mean annual Mean annual Mean growing Mean growing Average Warming
Reference temperature precipitation season
Replicate Heating
season
growing technology
plots per duration
(°C) (mm)
temperatur)
precipitation season
92 Field chamber 6 Field season Press et al. (1998) –5
61 Field chamber 6 Field season Jonasson et al. (1993) –5
61 Field chamber 6 Field season ” –1
92 Field chamber 6 Field season ” –1
92 Field chamber 6 Field season ” 0 228
4 Field season Hartley et al. (1999) 0 228
Field season ” 8 1292
Field chamber 12
5 Winter only Grime et al. (2000) 5 1400
Lukewille and Wright (1997) 2 590
1 All year
2 Field season Bergh and Linder (1999) 3 634
Bridgham et al. (1999) 3 634
3 All year
3 All year
3 All year
3 All year
Peterjohn et al. (1994) 6 10
6 All year
2 Field season Rustad and Fernandez (1998a) 4 1010
6 Field season McHale et al. (1998) 4 1010
6 Field season ” 4 1010
6 Field season ” –4
Field chamber 3 Field season Welker et al. (1999) –6
371 4 78 76 Field chamber 6 Field season Robinson et al. (1995) 14 1322
Norby et al. (1997) 8 150
Field chamber 3 All year
Field season Sala et al. (1989) 5 750
Field chamber 10
Harte et al. (1995) 9 322
61 Infrared
5 All year
2 Field season Burke and Lauenroth (1993) 9 322
Night warming 4 Field season Alward et al. (1999) 11 1095
Tingey et al. (1996) –9
Field chamber 3 All year
2 Field season Shaver et al. (1998) –9
4 Field season ” –9
71 Field chamber 3 Field season Jones et al. (1998) –9
71 Field chamber 3 Field season Jones et al. (1998) 10 682
5 Winter only Grime et al. (2000)
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